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Television Personalities – Painter Man (1982) | Track profile | Dork

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They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles
Painter Man

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Television Personalities

Painter Man

Release date: 15th June 1982

From They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles

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About This Track

"Painter Man" is a track by Television Personalities, from the album They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles , released 15th June 1982. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Television Personalities

Television Personalities

Lyrics

Painter Man

Went to college, studied art

To be an artist, make a start

Studied hard, gained my degree

But no one seemed to notice me

Painter man, painter man

Who would be a painter man

Painter man, painter man

Who would be a painter man

Tried cartoons and comic books

Dirty postcards, woman's books

Here I was where the money lay

Classic art has had its day

Painter man, painter man

Who would be a painter man

Painter man, painter man

Who would be a painter man

Do adverts for TV

Household soaps and brands of tea

Labels all around the cans

Who would be a painter man

Painter man, painter man

Who would be a painter man

Painter man, painter man

Who would be a painter man

La la la, la la la

La la la la, la la la

Painter man, painter man

Who would be a painter man

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From They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles

1982

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They Could Have Been Bigger Than the Beatles

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1982

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—Three Wishes
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—Makin' Time
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